brigantine

In nautical terms the difference between brigantine and schooner

is that brigantine is a two-masted vessel, square-rigged on the foremast, but fore-and-aft-rigged mainsail with a square-rig above it on the mainmast while schooner is a sailing ship with two or more masts, all with fore-and-aft sails; if two masted, having a foremast and a mainmast.

In nautical terms the difference between brig and brigantine

is that brig is a two-masted vessel, square-rigged on both foremast and mainmast while brigantine is a two-masted vessel, square-rigged on the foremast, but fore-and-aft-rigged mainsail with a square-rig above it on the mainmast.

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and brigantine

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while brigantine is (nautical) a two-masted vessel, square-rigged on the foremast, but fore-and-aft-rigged mainsail with a square-rig above it on the mainmast or brigantine can be .